Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been followed by significant price hikes and layoffs, harming both gamers and developers.
As we’ve seen across sectors, increasing market consolidation and increasing prices often go hand-in-hand.
As dominant firms become too-big-to-care, they can make things worse for their customers without having to worry about the consequences.
It doesn’t affect prices for me.
I haven’t bought a video game in years and I don’t plan on starting anytime soon.
It’ll be nice when the leeches bleed the industry dry and we’re only left with people that, you know, actually care about the games.